“Central and western Pennsylvania has one of the best workforces in the country and this will provide job training, new skills and additional resources for those trying to find a job.” TryingCountryJobsSkillsTrainingResourcesWesternWorkforcePennsylvaniaNew SkillsJob Training Author:Bill Shuster
“Business often does a good job supporting communities: the arts, universities, and scientific enterprises... But that philosophy has rarely reached poor countries. Even businesses that are enlightened in their home bases see Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia as places to exploit natural resources or use cheap labor.” DoeArtCountryPhilosophyUseHomeJobsAmericaCommunityNaturalPoorResourcesLaborBasesUniversityEnterpriseEnlightenedLatinAsiaGood JobExploitsLatin AmericaNatural ResourcesPoor CountriesCheap LaborHome Base Author:Jeffrey Sachs
“Most of the well-developed world - Australia, Western Europe - they develop their resources base, they inventory it, they develop it, and they view it as a good source of jobs and revenue. We are a country that for too long has taken affordable energy for granted.” WorldWellsLongCountryJobsEnergyViewsTakenSourceResourcesEuropeWesternGrantedAustraliaRevenueAffordableInventoryWestern Europe Author:John S. Watson
“My goal was to do the best job I could in governing the state of Wisconsin, in some cases making very tough decisions to have to bring our spending in line with the resources we had at the state level.” StatesJobsGoalLinesDecisionLevelsCasesToughResourcesSpendingDo The BestGoverningBest JobWisconsinTough DecisionsWisconsin WeatherMaking Tough Decisions Author:Scott McCallum
“My job is to not be easy on people. My job is to make them better. My job is to pull things together from different parts of the company and clear the ways and get the resources for the key projects. And to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better, coming up with more aggressive visions of how it could be.” PeopleWayDifferentTogetherJobsEasyCompanyVisionClearKeysProjectsResourcesAggressiveGreat PeopleDifferent Jobs Book:Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs Source: Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs
“History teaches us these lessons for the interveners: leave your prejudices at home, keep your ambitions low, have enough resources to do the job, do not lose the golden hour, make security your first priority, involve the neighbours.” FirstsEnoughHomeJobsHoursLosesTeachSecurityLessonsAmbitionLowsResourcesPrejudicePrioritiesGoldenNeighbourGolden Hour Author:Paddy Ashdown
“In the USA, where so many people compete for one and the same thing, where job opportunities, residential facilities, and food resources have to be spread over so many people, the question of justice becomes more imperative than ever before if communal and individual life is to be made possible and enjoyable.” PeopleIfsMadeWisdomJobsLife IsOpportunityPoliticsIndividualJusticeEconomyResourcesSpreadUsaLiberalismImperativesEnjoyableFacilityIndividual LifeJob Opportunities Author:Ndabaningi Sithole
“In our society, real power does not happen to lie in the political system, it lies in the private economy: that’s where the decisions are made about what’s produced, how much is produced, what’s consumed, where investment takes place, who has jobs, who controls the resources, and so on and so forth. And as long as that remains the case, changes inside the political system can make some difference-I don’t want to say it’s zero-but the differences are going to be very slight.” WantLongDoeMadeRealHappensJobsPoliticalLyingDifferencesDecisionCasesEconomyResourcesRemainsInvestmentOur SocietyZeroConsumedPolitical SystemsReal Power Author:Noam Chomsky